Kitchen & Bath: Making Small Baths Feel Bigger

Most of the bathrooms we
remodel are at least ten years old.
These are almost always small
rooms so, unless our customers are
willing to build an addition or
move some walls around, we're
stuck with the original size and
outline.
Since there's little you can do to
make the fixtures themselves take
up less space, we rely on color,
light, layout, and some other
design tricks to make the room
appear larger.
Creating Floor Space
The lower third of the average
bathroom is crowded with fixtures.
Yet, according to design rules, the
more floor space that is visible, the
bigger a room appears. Dining
rooms are a perfect example:
While the table typically occupies
a large area at the center of